Role added by matiasramonsanchez on January 4, 2023
This trope is when a character is made nicer (or at least a bit more sympathetic) in an adaptation than they were in the source material. For instance, a character who is a Jerkass in the source material becomes a Jerk with a Heart of Gold or even a Nice Guy in the adaptation of said material.
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Adaptational Nice Guy
Spider-Man (Raimiverse)
Deadpool
Wolverine (Fox)
Iron Man (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Karai (2012 TV Series)
Jessica Rabbit
X-23 (Marvel)
Eddie Valiant
Doctor Octopus (Raimiverse)
Sandman (Raimiverse)
Gandalf
Mystique (Fox Universe)
Nebula (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Vulture (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
John Hammond
Bloodsport (DCEU)
Geppetto
Phoebus
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